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Spartanburg, S.C. — As the Carolina Panthers hit the midway point of their training camp in Spartanburg, S.C., they continue to integrate an entirely new crop of wide receivers into the offense. One of the 11 wide outs in camp stands out above the rest, however, and it has nothing to do with his ability to catch-and-run.

By simple metrics Tiquan Underwood's 4.31 second 40-yard dash time leaps off the page. When the sixth-year wide receiver from Rutgers removes his protective headgear, it's not his speed that grabs everyone's attention.

"It started as a joke with my friends, basically a dare,” said Underwood. “Jason McCourty, who plays for the Titans, and Devin McCourty, his twin brother with the Patriots, we were all joking around one day and I actually went through with it at the barbershop. We were all sitting there, playing around, and it just grew from there."

"His hair is cool, right?” laughed fellow Panthers wide receiver Jason Avant. “He has the most distinguished hair in the National Football League. Everyone knows him by his haircut."

Underwood’s hair style is a throwback to the hip-hop group Kid n' Play, which just so happens to double as Cam Newton's new nickname for him. And even with the distinguished lift to his flat top, Underwood’s "tower" is surprisingly easy to manage, he insists.